Two Sicilies piastra
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The Two Sicilies piastra was the principal silver coin and monetary unit of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies prior to Italian unification.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical currency unit
ⓘ
silver coin ⓘ |
| category |
Coins of Italy
ⓘ
Currencies of former countries ⓘ Silver coins ⓘ |
| collectorInterest | numismatic ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currencyStatus | obsolete ⓘ |
| denominationType | piastra ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
pre-unification Italy ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| metalType | silver ⓘ |
| monarchOnObverse |
Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
ⓘ
Francis I of the Two Sicilies ⓘ Francis II of the Two Sicilies ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | Two Sicilies monetary system ⓘ |
| partOf | Italian states coinage ⓘ |
| principalDenominationOf | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Sicily
ⓘ
Southern Italy ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Italian lira ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| subunit |
carlino
ⓘ
grano ⓘ tornese ⓘ |
| usedBefore |
Italian Risorgimento
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian unification
|
| usedFor |
everyday commerce
ⓘ
large transactions ⓘ |
| usedIn | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies NERFINISHED ⓘ |